building a better brand online in 49 easy steps

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The unabridged edition of Wes Mikel and Philip McFee's full-on phantasmagoria of branding insight, pithy principles, soul-piercing insights, and some cat pictures.

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in 49 easy stepsB U I L D I N G A B E T T E R B R A N D O N L I N E

WWW . F L Y I N G - H A N D . C O M

#49EasySteps

FUN WANTS US TO HAVE IT.

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EmbraceBranding

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... But cool it with all the “brand” talk

NO

NO

NO

TECHNICALLY,

YES

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feeling somethinYES

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Know what’s crazy

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... Then get yousome of that

crazy

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Design for whereyou’re going

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But remember: When you get there,

you’re not really there

DO THE HUMPTY HUMP. DO THE HUMPTY HUMP.

THE HUMPTY DANCE IS YOUR CHANCE TO DO THE HUMP —7

Differentiateyourself

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Instead of generalizing,

specialize

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Know your audience

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Strategize andput it to use

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Up with About

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Invest in somestatic pages

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Don’t forgetthe new stuff

Be a fuckingcraftsman.Or wo-man.

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Favicons!Favicons!Favicons!

( YEEEUP )( NOPE )

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Use good type

Scintillating( NOPE )

Scintillating( PORNOGRAPHIC )

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Beautify yerbackground

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If color themes are like a mushroom ...

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Then color theory is a warp whistle

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Color is all around you, man

K U L E R . A D O B E . C O M

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Pull in somesocial media

A A R O NW O O D

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... But make itworth it

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Class upyour icons

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Give the footersome love

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White labelthat sucker

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404s with heart

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Be a littleself-promotional

sometimes

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Don’t bethat guy

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Superlativesare stupid

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Embrace yourexperience

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Be an expert

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Sound like an expert

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Don’t sound likean asshole

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Consistency,clarity,

concision

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Aaaaaaandrepetition

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Pat your head andrub your stomach

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Content is king,except when it isn’t

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Proprietary processes

pigeonhole

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Wordpress makesyou flexible

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Wordpressis legit

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So cool it withthe b-word

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Kill your darlings

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Keep the fire

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Drive traffic

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Continue the conversation

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Be a hub

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Partner and promote

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Audit your ass off

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And, c’mon —say please and

thank you

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BUILDING A BET TER BRAND O N L I N E I N 4 9 E A SY S T E P Sfin

Thanks, peeps.

@WesMikelW E S M I K E L

@TweetFHP H I L I P M c F E E

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